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...sipped, an iced Statue of Liberty directly in front of him slowly grew soggy, squelched down and had to be carried out. The noble chairman, the Earl of Derby, jocularly observed that this proved the warmth of Mr. Mellon's welcome. Rising to speak at last, Mr. Mellon twirled his glass, recalled that things which twirl too rapidly burst of centrifugal (out-thrusting) force...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Make Thy Loins Strong | 4/25/1932 | See Source »

...initial sack. J. P. Chase '28, captain of the alumni nine, will hold down the second base, while Assistant Dean Henry Chauncey '27 is to occupy the catcher's berth. F. B. Cutts '28, who as an undergraduate featured in four victories over Yale, is to twirl for the graduates, while E. R. Todd '29, and R. D. Sullivan '28 will play at right field and shortstop respectively...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ALUMNI NINE TO ENCOUNTER UNIVERSITY THIS AFTERNOON, | 5/27/1931 | See Source »

MacHale, who toiled the distance on Tuesday, is a probable starter on the mound today with Page as an alternate. Either Dunlap or Stafford will twirl for the visitors...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BASEBALL NINE MAY FIND ITSELF TODAY AGAINST WILDCATS | 4/30/1931 | See Source »

...succeeds in exploding one atom of Matter, the whole universe will go off like a bunch of firecrackers. Last week, when Hearst newsmen discovered that two brave young German scientists plan shortly to try to crack an atom and convert it into radiation, the doomsday story was given another twirl. "A colossal catastrophe might ensue," declared the New York American. "Will this planet, twirling peacefully a million years,* be blown to smithereens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Atom Blasting | 3/9/1931 | See Source »

...will get the mound assignment for Harvard. It is expected, however, that the start of the game will see MacHale in the box with Devens on hand for relief duty. Devens will probably be picked to start the first Yale game at New Haven on Tuesday. Adams will twirl for Tufts today...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD MEETS TUFTS IN LAST PRE-YALE GAME | 6/14/1930 | See Source »

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